Rollercoaster value of HP SDCC busts?

[poboyross]

Is it just me, or has anyone else noticed how people who pre-sell the GGS minibusts on ebay or are selling them right after they buy them at SDCC always charge b/t $150 and $200? Then, a year later, they're going for $60-$75? I hope I'm not the only one that has noticed this.

[MONSTER]

Stuff always sell high right before and after the con. After the excitement dies down, the price usually does as well.

This is not always the case though.

[Chris S]

That's pretty much the collector mentality at work. Having it before everyone else due to an innate fear that you'll not be able to acquire it later.

My general rule of thumb is that most the time when the prices start high, in the $200+ range, they eventually come down. It's when they start only $20-30 above MSRP that you should worry about future price increases.

[ms_ventress]

I really wanted a Victoria mini-bust (Corpse Bride) I waited a bit and I got her for $25 off ebay, recently, and there was on 1500 of that bust produced